BACKGROUND: Heatwaves can lead to increased mortality. In the Portuguese heat-health warning system (HHWS), ÍCARO, a daily report with heat-related mortality prediction is sent to heat-health action plan (HHAP) practitioners. HHAP practitioners assess risk and implement measures to prevent heatwave-related impact, but ÍCARO's use and understanding are unknown. We assessed ÍCARO's use and understanding by key HH...
Export Date: 28 December 2017 Correspondence Address: Leite, J.C.; Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS)Portugal; email: jncostaleite@gmail.com Chemicals/CAS: iodine, 7553-56-2 References: Andersson, M., Karumbunathan, V., Zimmermann, M.B., Global iodine status in 2011 and trends over the past decade (2012) J. Nutr., 142, pp. 744-750; Bath, S.C., Steer, C.D., Golding, J., Emmett, P., Ray...